Gas control valve

ABSTRACT

A gas control valve includes two blocks with a mediate plate located therebetween. Each of the two parts has a gas path facing the mediate plate which has a passage which communicates with the two gas paths. A sleeve is engaged with a hole in one of the two parts and a rod is movably received in said sleeve. A first end of said rod is movably inserted in said second gas path and can be lowered to seal the passage in the mediate plate. A memory member or bi-metal has a first plate fixedly connected on a top of said sleeve and a second plate fixedly mounted to said second end of said rod. The memory member or bi-metal is located in the gas combustion chamber and can be deformed according to the temperature to lower the rod to obtain less gas flow.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates to a gas control valve which uses an activation member made from memory alloy to control movement of a rod which is engaged with a gas passage in a gas burner.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] A conventional gas control valve is shown in FIG. 1 and generally includes two blocks 10 overlapped with each other, and a mediate plate 11 is clamped between the two blocks 10. A gas path 13 is defined between the two blocks 10 and the mediate plate 11 has a passage 12 defined therethrough which communicates with the gas path 13. A adjusting bolt 14 is movably inserted in one of the two blocks 10 and a tip of the adjusting bolt 14 is engaged with said passage 12 so that the user may rotate the adjusting bolt 14 to control a gap between the tip of the adjusting bolt 14 and the passage 12. By this way, the volume of the gas passing through the passage 12 can be controlled. It requires a tool to adjust the adjusting bolt 14 and the adjusting bolt 14 is usually located in an inside of the burners so that the users are not encouraged to do the job.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0003] In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gas control valve which comprises a first part having a first gas path defined in a top surface thereof and a mediate plate is located on said top surface of said first part. A passage is defined through said mediate plate and communicates with said first gas path. A second part is located on said mediate plate and has a second gas path defined in a bottom surface thereof. A hole is defined through said second part and communicates with said second gas path communicating with said passage. A sleeve is engaged with said hole and a rod is movably received in said sleeve. A first end of said rod is removably inserted in said second gas path and a memory member or bi-metal is fixedly mounted to a second end of said rod. The memory member or bi-metal has a first plate and a second plate, wherein said first plate is fixedly connected on a top of said sleeve and said second plate is fixedly mounted to said second end of said rod.

[0004] The primary object of the present invention is to provide a gas control valve using a memory member or bi-metal to control a rod to adjust the volume of gas passing through the gap, wherein the memory member or bi-metal is located in the gas combustion chamber and is heated to deform to move the rod.

[0005] The present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which show, for purposes of illustration only, a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0006]FIG. 1 is a cross sectional view to show a conventional gas control valve;

[0007]FIG. 2 is an exploded view to show a gas control valve of the present invention;

[0008]FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view to show the gas control valve of the present invention; and

[0009]FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view to show that the rod is lowered to seal the passage in the mediate plate in the gas control valve of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0010] Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the gas control valve of the present invention comprises a first part 21 having a first gas path 20 defined in a top surface thereof and a mediate plate 23 is located on said top surface of said first part 21. A passage 24 is defined through said mediate plate 23 and communicates with said first gas path 20. A second part 22 is located on said mediate plate 23 and has a second gas path 200 defined in a bottom surface thereof. The passage 24 communicates with the first gas path 20 and the second gas path 200. A hole 220 is defined through said second part 22 and communicates with said second gas path 200.

[0011] A sleeve 40 has a first end threadedly engaged with said hole 220 and a rod 34 is movably received in said sleeve 40. A first end 30 of said rod 34 has a plurality of rings 33 mounted thereto which snugly engaged with an inside of said hole 220. An end disk 32 is connected to said first end 30 of said rod 34.

[0012] A memory member or bi-metal 60 is fixedly mounted to a second end 35 of said rod 34 and comprises a first plate 62 and a second plate 61. The second end 35 of the rod 34 extends out from the sleeve 40. The first plate 62 is mounted to the rod 34 and fixedly connected on a second end of said sleeve 40. The second plate 61 is fixedly mounted to said second end 35 of said rod 34. A head 50 is connected to said second end 35 of said rod 34 and said second plate 61 contacts an underside of said head 50.

[0013] A shown in FIG. 4, the memory member or bi-metal 60 is located in the gas combustion chamber (not shown) so that it is sensory by the temperature in the combustion chamber. If the temperature of the combustion chamber is located in a pre-decided range, the memory member or bi-metal 60 will not be deformed. When the temperature of the combustion chamber is out of the range, the memory member or bi-metal 60 is deformed and the first plate 61 is lowered to move the end disk 32 to seal the passage 24 to stop the gas passing through the passage 24. The gas control valve is able to control the volume of gas flow automatically.

[0014] While we have shown and described the embodiment in accordance with the present invention, it should be clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. 

What is claimed:
 1. A gas control valve comprising: a first part having a first gas path defined in a top surface thereof and a mediate plate located on said top surface of said first part, a passage defined through said mediate plate and communicating with said first gas path; a second part located on said mediate plate and having a second gas path defined in a bottom surface thereof, a hole defined through said second part and communicating with said second gas path which communicates with said passage, and a sleeve engaged with said hole and a rod movably received in said sleeve, a first end of said rod removably inserted in said second gas path and a bi-metal member fixedly mounted to a second end of said rod, said bi-metal member having a first plate and a second plate, said first plate fixedly connected on a top of said sleeve and said second plate fixedly mounted to said second end of said rod.
 2. The gas control valve as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first end of said rod has a plurality of rings mounted thereto which snugly engaged with an inside of said hole.
 3. The gas control valve as claimed in claim 2 further comprising an end disk connected to said first end of said rod.
 4. The gas control valve as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a head connected to said second end of said rod and said second plate contacting an underside of said head. 